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92nd in the global Freedom Index ratings, how 'free' are Indians really?
What is deeply troubling is the fact that there has been a consistent slide in rankings over the past few years. #OnOurMind #India #Homosexuality #Government #Freedom
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No reshuffle can change the course of UPA's trajectory
When the broad direction of the UPA has already been set, can a cabinet reshuffle make any difference? Unlikely. #Manmohan Singh #UPA government #Cabinet reshuffle
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How ministers made the Mantralaya fire worse
While fires do occur at the most unlikeliest of places, in this case the VIPs who occupy the building helped stoke it by their past actions. #ConnectTheDots #Maharashtra government #Mantralaya fire #Mumbai Mantralaya
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Engineering a retail scam like Reebok? Here's how
Everyone now knows about the Reebok scam but it's not the only retail chain in India where corporate governance is an issue. Here's why. #Corporate governance #CEO #Gordon Gekko #Reebok India
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Politicians must change before they have no choice
India's political class has to realize that the bubble of discontent growing within the people is in danger of erupting. #HowThisWorks #India #Egypt #Political corruption #Governance #Theory of Forms
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Will Hindalco and Tata Steel lead a revival of corp bond mkt?
The fact that these two companies could place debt at seemingly fine levels at a time when FIIs are cooling towards Indian bonds has woken up a dormant corporate bond market from its slumber. #Business/Finance #HowThisWorks #Debt #Corporate bond #Government debt
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How a bad decision in 1970 caused Mumbai's deaths today
The causes for the two deaths on the Central Railway on Thursday have their roots in the refusal of the Maharashtra Government to shift its own headquarters to Navi Mumbai in the 1970's. #ConnectTheDots #Bandra Kurla Complex #Navi Mumbai #Maharashtra government #Mumbai Suburban Railway #MMR Development Authority #Central Line
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Budget will make hospitals healthier, not taxpayer
The exemption for Rs 5,000 spent on preventive healthcare announced by Pranab Mukherjee would make the private health sector, said to account for a large share of Indian economy, healthier. #Government #Insurance #Healthcare #Budget 2012
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Budget 2012 primer: What does govt spend money on?
Spending on rural employment takes away much needed resources for building infrastructure. Similarly, any loan waiver program will eat into capital spending on infrastructure. #oil prices #Gross Domestic Product #Union budget of India #Deficit #Government debt #Budget 2012 #BudgetAnalysis
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Why Kingfisher Airlines is right in asking for a bailout
India bailed out many sectors hit hard by the 2008 crisis. If the government does not bail out Kingfisher, it should have a clear-cut policy of not bailing out any company that is in trouble. #Kingfisher Airlines #InMyOpinion #Government bailout #Kingfisher Crisis #NotJobsButPassion